Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Isotopes

Isotopes — practice question

Rubidium has two isotopes, $^{85}_{37}\text{Rb}$ and $^{87}_{37}\text{Rb}$. Which statement accounts for both isotopes having the same chemical properties?

  • AThey have the same number of protons.
  • BThey have the same electronic configuration.
  • CThey have different numbers of neutrons.
  • DThey have different mass numbers.

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